gelatinous

adjective

ge·lat·i·nous | \ jə-ˈlat-nəs

, -ˈla-tə-nəs\

Definition of gelatinous

1 : resembling gelatin or jelly : viscous a gelatinous precipitate

2 : of, relating to, or containing gelatin

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Advertising Keung’s custard bao replaces the gelatinous egg filling with a thick liquid that oozes out like lava-the dim sum equivalent of molten chocolate cake. — Lucas Shaw, The Seattle Times, "From pig-shaped bao to ‘Pac Man’ dumplings, chefs now make dim sum for the Instagram generation," 25 Mar. 2019 These patches are not solid masses; rather, they are mostly made up of microplastics that make the water cloudy and gelatinous. — Radhika Viswanathan, Vox, "Why Starbucks, Disney, and the EU are all shunning plastic straws," 24 Oct. 2018 These patches are not solid masses; rather, they are mostly made up of microplastics that make the water cloudy and gelatinous. — Radhika Viswanathan, Vox, "Why Starbucks, Disney, and the EU are all shunning plastic straws," 24 Oct. 2018 Images of gelatinous fish sliding across the floor ran through my head. — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, "Late to the Party: Sous Vide," 12 Dec. 2018 These patches are not solid masses; rather, they are mostly made up of microplastics that make the water cloudy and gelatinous. — Radhika Viswanathan, Vox, "Why Starbucks, Disney, and the EU are all shunning plastic straws," 24 Oct. 2018 Dance like no one’s watching; love like you’ve never been hurt; eat your cranberries in the gelatinous form of your choice. — Rachel Sugar, Vox, "Canned cranberry sauce, explained," 21 Nov. 2018 Their gelatinous structure means they are perfectly adapted to living at extreme pressure and in fact the hardest structures in their bodies are the bones in their inner ear which give them balance and their teeth. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Scientists Discover Trippy New Translucent Fish at the Bottom of the Ocean," 10 Sep. 2018 Their gelatinous structure means they are perfectly adapted to living at extreme pressure and in fact the hardest structures in their bodies are the bones in their inner ear which give them balance and their teeth. — Jennifer Earl, Fox News, "Scientists find 3 bizarre new sea creatures in pitch-black part of Pacific Ocean," 10 Sep. 2018

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